NBA Twitter Explodes After Rockets Engineer Blockbuster James Harden Trade
KEY POINTS
- James Harden is traded to the Brooklyn Nets in a deal involving four teams
- The whole NBA landscape is in a state of shock as Harden gets to play with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving
- Durant seems to happy to be working with Harden again
The NBA world exploded after the Houston Rockets sent shockwaves throughout the league after engineering a blockbuster trade that involved four teams, seven players, four first-round draft picks, and four pick swaps.
James Harden finally got his wish to join the Brooklyn Nets and reunite with Kevin Durant to form a super team along with Kyrie Irving in the Eastern Conference.
The eye-watering trade deal also saw Victor Oladipo join the Rockets from the Indiana Pacers along with Dante Exum and Rodions Kurucs.
Nets star Caris LeVert joined the Pacers, while the fourth team in the deal the Cleveland Cavaliers got Jarrett Allen and Taurean Prince.
Sources: Full current trade:
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 13, 2021
Rockets: Victor Oladipo, Dante Exum, Rodions Kurucs, 3 BKN first-rounders (22, 24, 26), 1 MIL first (22, unprotected), 4 BKN 1st round swaps (21, 23, 25, 27)
Nets: James Harden
Pacers: Caris LeVert, 2nd-rounder
Cavs: Jarrett Allen, Taurean Prince
NBA stars were quick to react to the news of the massive trade in varying degrees of shock and awe.
Woah😂
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) January 13, 2021
Woah
— Jalen Brunson (@jalenbrunson1) January 13, 2021
Wow 😱🤯...
— Thad Young (@yungsmoove21) January 13, 2021
The Cavaliers big men Kevin Love, Andre Drummond and Larry Nance Jr. also did not miss their chance to welcome Allen while acknowledging the sheer size of the Cleveland franchise’s frontcourt in 2021.
A live look at the NBA right now.... pic.twitter.com/kdYIJqY2TC
— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) January 13, 2021
🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲 https://t.co/WkndgIdccX
— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) January 13, 2021
The big man is BACK!!! 😂
— Larry Nance Jr (@Larrydn22) January 13, 2021
Other players like Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum, Trae Young and Mo Bamba were simply amazed by the development and also acknowledged the firepower now in Brooklyn with Harden joining perennial All-Stars such as Durant and Irving.
Right before my nap huh . Most entertaining sport in the business
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) January 13, 2021
That’s a lot of firepower in Brooklyn https://t.co/6JIi5YxM7k
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) January 13, 2021
NBA crazyy ain’t it..🤣🤷🏽♂️
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) January 13, 2021
I think it goes without saying that you can’t pick Brooklyn in 2k no more 🥲
— Mo Bamba (@TheRealMoBamba) January 13, 2021
Durant, who joined the Nets from the Golden State Warriors in 2019, was also quick to congratulate Harden with whom he shared the court during their time with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Congrats to my new teammate James Harden
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) June 26, 2009

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